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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 115.3K

Opening Weekend: 12.79K

Legs: 1.94

Overview: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.


TMDB

7.8

IMDB

7.0

Metacritic

87

Letterboxd

3.79

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Mar 7, 2025$4,605+ 0.00%4
Sat, Mar 8, 2025$4,733+ 2.78%4
Sun, Mar 9, 2025$3,455 -27.00%4
Mon, Mar 10, 2025$1,923 -44.34%4
Tue, Mar 11, 2025$2,274+ 18.25%4
Wed, Mar 12, 2025$2,228 -2.02%4
Thu, Mar 13, 2025$1,464 -34.29%4
Fri, Mar 14, 2025$5,491+ 275.07%17
Sat, Mar 15, 2025$8,985+ 63.63%17
Sun, Mar 16, 2025$7,188 -20.00%17
Fri, Mar 21, 2025$18,850+ 162.24%112
Sat, Mar 22, 2025$22,350+ 18.57%112
Sun, Mar 23, 2025$18,327 -18.00%112
Fri, Mar 28, 2025$4,250 -76.81%35
Sat, Mar 29, 2025$5,100+ 20.00%35
Sun, Mar 30, 2025$4,080 -20.00%35
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Cast

NameCharacter
Susan ChardyShula
Elizabeth ChiselaNsansa
Esther SinginiBupe
Blessings BhamjeeYoung Shula
Doris NaulapwaShula's Mother
Henry B.J. PhiriShula's Father
Roy ChishaUncle Fred
Benson MumbaJoseph
Chungu BwalyaFarm Club Presenter 1
Margaret MulubwaFarm Club Presenter 2
Mary MulaboBeatrice
Norah MwansaWidow / Chichi
Hildah MwanzaMatron 1
Febby LunguMatron 2
Gillian SakalaAunty Ruth
Carol Natasha MwaleAunty Catherine
Loveness NakwizaAunty Linda
Bwalya ChipampataAunty Bukata
Faustina TemboGossiping Woman 1
Justina MudendaGossiping Woman 2
Esther YobeMusonda
Sombo KapoleMapalo
Stella NjolombaAunty Sampa
Benson MshangaCoal Man
Aaron SakalaBoarding House Security Guard
Cathy MazambaniFemale Student
Mwaale ChendendeFarm Club Kid
Fred MumbaPrint Shop Owner
Dinah KayumbaAunty 1
Edwidge LunkotoAunty 2
Andrew SimutintaYoung Man 1
Brian MuleyaYoung Man 2
Ethel BandaFemale Student
Ezekiel BandaUncle Enoch
Salati PhiriUncle Lucky
Geliate MwaleUncle Gabriel
Grace PhiriWidow's Friend
Margaret KhonjeBa Doreen
Gracious KalemaSubi
Patience KalemaChiko
Samuel TemboJonas
Malita MulengaWidow's Grandmother
Travers MerrillFarm Club Storyteller
Elizabeth MubitaPraying Woman 1
Dinah MbaoPraying Woman 2
Royce Mutentwa HabeenzuWidow's Aunty 1
Queen ChimimbaAunty Stella
Victor PhiriUncle VIncent
Henry KapingaUncle David
Johnny MulengaUncle John
Mark MbeweWidow's Uncle
Agatha MweembaAunty Moyo
Agness PhiriWidow's Aunty 2

Comps

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TitleRelease DateBudget
Faith of Our FathersJul 1, 2015$0
Showing UpApr 7, 2023$0
Finding Your FeetDec 26, 2017$7M
Counter ColumnMay 21, 2021$0
Janet PlanetJun 21, 2024$0
The Sound of VioletApr 29, 2022$0
3 GenerationsOct 27, 2016$10M
The Monk and the GunOct 17, 2023$0
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $20.68K

Investor Share: $12.41K

Week 2: $85.44K

Investor Share: $46.99K

Week 3+: $9.18K

Investor Share: $4.59K

International

$N/A (0.00%)

Investor Share: $N/A

Costs

Budget: $N/A


P&A: $N/A

Breakdown

Gross: $115.3K


Net: $63.99K


Costs: $0.00

Profit

Profit: $63.99K

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Production Companies

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